Sunday Shakedown
Weekly Memo for Washington Elementary
Principal Post
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12 Days of Christmas...last 5 days were designed to include students if you wish:
Tuesday: Holiday Sock Day
Wednesday:Wear green or red
Thursday: Holiday accessory day
Friday: Ugly sweater day
Week at a Glance:
Faculty meeting
3rd grade math job embedded planning day
Fifth grade Patriot Pals during lunch-have them bring their tray to the conference room
Fourth grade Patriot Pals during lunch-have them bring their tray to the conference room
Teachers to do Bright Bytes survey during faculty meeting . 3-5 students should take by Friday-thank you for squeezing this in!!!
Tuesday:
9:00 LCF Celebration of Learning and Troupe performance (6:00 as well)
LCF Interviews (for interim)
Instructional assistants evaluation conferences (we will radio you or call you)
Wednesday:
Warm and Fuzzy gifts due-place them in back conference room
Troupe Community Tour
Dr. Ailshie all day visit
Birthdays with the principals
Counselor advisory committee meeting 8:15-9:15 (seek coverage if you are involved)
Thursday:
Instructional assistants evaluation conferences (we will radio you or call you)
No collaborative meetings in LCE and LCD
Friday:
Half day for students -dismiss at 12:15
No collaborative meetings for LCA, B,C,F
Holiday Sing a long from 9-10 in the auditorium.
Thank yous, celebrations and appreciations
- Thanks to Michelle Bright for changing the marquee
- Thanks to PTA, Jayson and Erik and a HUGE thank you to Thomas and Gene for our family movie night. We had about 200 people and popcorn was EVERYWHERE
- Thanks to Peggy for working with a different schedule and parties this week
- Thanks to our wonderful and flexible assistants who once again rescue us when subs are not available
- Congrats to Kylie on her graduation this past weekend
- Congrats to the Ardire family on their first child to graduate from college
- Thanks to Sharon Keller for looking for the good in students and celebrating with them
- Thanks RATS for a great stage scene for the LCF program-it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
- Thanks to all for participating in the 12 days fun-congrats to LCG for their win on the movie quiz
- Thanks to Lisa Hazlett and Rebecca Goodfor collecting data on our running club--68 students ran or walked 8758 laps, that's 1,592 miles and 23 students completed the equivalent of a marathon!
- Thanks to LCD teachers, Jayson and Erik for leading a Mountain Trail meeting for parents
- Thanks to Laura and Lauren for preparing the Warm and Fuzzy Tree efforts.
- Thanks to Sharon, DIane, Amy A, Sue and Renee for joining the Medical Response Team who will respond to any announcement of cardiac episodes or emergency medical needs. If you hear this code on the radio, know that we will all come running. Thanks to Billy for playing our patient.
- Continued prayers for Billie in hopes her recovery is going well.
- Prayers for Mary Ellen for safe travels to London after the holiday. Well wishes for a wonderful trip
- Prayers and positiivity for Elyse and she returns to us after break-many of us know the struggle of those first days back after maternity leave
- Well wishes for Katie Tester as she prepares for baby 2 to arrive in January. This little lady is showing signs of early arrival...
News from the ASC:
- The TN Report Card is scheduled to be released by the TDOE on Tuesday, December 13.
- From the TEAM Update: You should be able to see your overall score in Compass. Please let us know if you can't access your score.
- One quick reminder, given the amount of traffic in our building right now… security is a must. PLEASE make sure ALL exterior doors are remaining secure at all times. At no times should exterior doors be propped open. Also, on your way in an out, please make sure all doors are closing completely behind you. Please let us know if there are doors that are not closing properly. We have been notified that the is media interest in this topic and we want to be doing all we can to promote proper safety protocol
- Please let Amy D know of you party schedules. We want to plan ahead for any large amounts of visitors.
- Please help promote the postings of the KPD crossing guard positions, as you can. There have been several applicants thus far, and KPD is very appreciative of our help in spreading the word. AS SOON AS THESE POSITIONS ARE HIRED, WE WILL HAVE BRAD BACK IN OUR BUILDING FULL TIME.
- Is there a KCS employee that you would like to see recognized for her/his outstanding work?
This year, there is a new way to highlight the work of these outstanding educators! The KCS Employee Recognition Initiative serves to award those that go above and beyond in their service to the students, staff, and families of KCS.
How can you nominate an employee for this honor?
Simply submit a nomination form to your principal/supervisor by clicking here!
- FROM Dr. Ailshie: It is my hope that your faculty and staff are also seeing that the commitments made to them have been taken seriously. I know that we have greatly reduced the number of times teachers have been pulled for meetings during the day. I hope I am correct in also saying that the amount of time we have asked principals to come to the ASC for meetings has been reduced.
- We will be offering “Canvas Pop-In’s” beginning on Tuesdays in January. These are teacher-led, informal, after-school gatherings and we are looking for teachers to host and share what they are doing with Canvas in their classrooms!
Please share this flyer with your teachers so we can begin to create a schedule of offerings at a variety schools each Tuesday. A complete schedule with Pop-In locations and Canvas topics will be shared the first week in January. Please have teachers complete this form before Christmas Break if they are interested in hosting a Canvas Pop-In: https://goo.gl/forms/mGgYoQuG7M5PSwKn1KCS has a new Innovation Tool is up and running. I have been encouraged to use any and all available methods to communicate that our district is seeking your ideas and that this tool is active for use. It can be accessed at
http://apps.k12k.com/innovation/
- Upcoming Webinar re: Classroom Discipline
edWeb.net is hosting a webinar, Beyond Consequences: A New Look at Fairness and How to Reduce the Use of Discipline Techniques in the Classroom, on Monday, December 12, from 3-4 p.m. Early Childhood Consultant Nancy Bruski is to be the presenter for this webinar, designed for preschool and kindergarten educators. Click here for more details. LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND WE CAN WATCH TOGETHER IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM!